Phone Guy

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Phone Guy

This is a term used to make fun of those who call out of the blue without sending an email in advance. These days more people use emails or social networking services to keep in touch, and fewer people use phone calls. People are becoming less inclined to talk over the phone.

事前じぜん
jizenn ni
in advance
メールめーる
me-ru
(an) email
などで
nado de
[others]
らせずに、
shirasezuni,
without sending
突然とつぜん
totsuzenn
out of the blue
電話でんわをかけてくるひと
dennwa wo kakete kuru hito wo
those who call
からかう
karakau
to make fun of
言葉ことば
kotoba
a term used
です。
desu.
(this) is
近頃ちかごろ
chikagoro ha
these days
eメールいーめーる
e me-ru
emails
ya
or
SNSえすえぬえす
SNS wo
social networking services (to keep in touch)
使つかひとえ、
tsukau hito ga fue,
more people use and
電話でんわはなひと
dennwa de hanasu hito ha
people use phone calls
すくなくなりました。
sukunaku narimashita.
fewer
電話でんわ
dennwa
(the) phone
wo
over
かけることは
kakeru koto ha
to talk
歓迎かんげいされなく
kanngei sare naku
less inclined
なりつつあります。
naritsutsu ari masu.
(people) are becoming

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